Bertina Foltz
American writer
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Bertina Louise Foltz Smith (September 30, 1897 – October 6, 1940) was an American writer. She was an associate editor at Vogue magazine, where she wrote about beauty, food and entertaining.
September 30, 1897
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| Born | Bertina Louise Foltz September 30, 1897 Indianapolis, Indiana, US |
| Died | October 6, 1940 (age 43) New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Bertina Foltz Smith |
| Occupation | Writer |
Early life and education
Foltz was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of Herbert W. Foltz and Clara Bowen Foltz.[1][2] Her father and her brother Howard were architects; her mother directed amateur theatricals.[3] She graduated from Tudor Hall School for Girls in 1915,[4] and from Vassar College in 1919.[5]
Career
Foltz was on the editorial staff of Vogue magazine,[6] covering beauty and entertaining, under editor Edna Woolman Chase. She wrote a cookbook with Marjorie Hillis, Corned Beef and Caviar (for the Live-Aloner) (1937).[7][8] "It replaces motherly advice with humor and dull recipes with concoctions of the modern order," noted one reviewer.[9]
Publications
- For the Hostess (1929)[10]
- "The Gospels of Beauty" (Vogue, 1932)[11]
- "On Her Dressing-Table", "Majoring in Beauty", and "Christmas Carol for the Hostess" (Vogue, 1933)[12][13][14]
- "A Contest and a Christening" (Vogue, 1934, with Tina Bailie)[15]
- "In the Good Old Summer-Time" (Vogue, 1935)[16]
- "Discoveries in Beauty" (Vogue, 1937)[17]
- Corned Beef and Caviar (for the Live-Aloner) (1937, with Marjorie Hillis, illustrated by Cipe Pineles)[18][19]
